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The Wisdoms' house at 3948 Topanga Lane is gone, 1/2
Cactus, palm trees, and bushes appear bright green on a foggy day at the site of the Wisdom family's former house at 3948 Topanga Lane (The Snake Pit ) after the eviction of the Lower Topanga community by State Parks.
A woman exercises on the ruined Topanga Lagoon bridge
Graffiti says, "Topanga," on a ruined concrete wall from the 1923 Topanga Lagoon bridge. A woman exercises with a yoga pose based on a handstand.
Erica Henderson hangs ten on a wave at Topanga Beach
Surfer Erica Henderson hangs ten on a wave at Topanga Beach.
A seagull sits on a pink buoy offshore from Topanga Beach
A seagull sits on a pink buoy that floats in the water 1,000 feet offshore from Topanga Beach.
"That was the cove buoy. Far enough out to not attract poor swimmers. Wherever I worked, I put out a small buoy of some kind."
-- Sam Bertolet,…
"That was the cove buoy. Far enough out to not attract poor swimmers. Wherever I worked, I put out a small buoy of some kind."
-- Sam Bertolet,…
James Mathers and Dani Katz point in The Snake Pit
James Mathers sits at a picnic table in The Snake Pit and points. Dani Katz wears a poncho and holds a walking stick.
A surfer watches big waves crash at Topanga Beach
A surfer watches big waves crash and become white water at Topanga Beach.
A truck is parked by the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower
A pickup truck is parked by the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower.
Aerial view of the bluff and the Topanga Lagoon, 2017
Aerial drone view shows the bluff and the Topanga Lagoon emptying out into the ocean at Topanga Beach.
Sand sculptures of waves tube at Topanga Beach
Sand sculptures of waves appear to be tubing at Topanga Beach. The lifeguard tower is in the background.
Jon LaLanne shows his surfboard designs at Topanga Beach
Shaper Jon LaLanne and friends take a group photo showing his unique surfboard designs in the Topanga Beach parking lot.
Aerial view of Topanga Beach, 2017
Aerial view of Topanga Beach shows the lifeguard tower, the beach access mat, the Topanga Lagoon, the bluff, the parking lot, the Reel Inn, the Topanga Ranch Motel, Rosenthal Wine Bar, Wylie's Bait & Tackle, and Cholada Thai Beach Cuisine.
A California Mountain Kingsnake slithers at Topanga Beach
A California Mountain Kingsnake slithers on the bluff at Topanga Beach. Arundo bamboo is in the background.
A drone flies by three musicians near the Topanga Lagoon
A drone flies by members of the reggae band Strange Brew near the Topanga Lagoon.
A fire burns behind the Reel Inn
A fire burns behind the Reel Inn at 18661 PCH. The seafood restaurant has a neon sign and a wet-erase blackboard with a handwritten, daily pun that says, "Squid Vicious" (Sid Vicious).
Aerial view of Topanga Lagoon and beach access mat, 2017
Aerial drone view of Topanga Beach shows the Topanga Lagoon and the beach access mat.
A surfer rides a green wave at Topanga Beach
Aerial drone view shows a surfer riding a green wave at Topanga Beach.
A boy looks through a window at The Snake Pit
A boy looks through a window at The Snake Pit. He is standing in the patio of the Reel Inn at 18661 PCH.
Aerial view of Lower Topanga after a fire, 2017
Aerial view shows the flame retardant Phos-Chek and a burn scar after a fire burned a hill in Lower Topanga on 2017-06-29. Sunset Mesa and Pacific Palisades are in the background.
A girl pretends to fight with a painted shark at the Reel Inn
A girl pretends to fight with a painted shark and jellyfish on the fence of the Reel Inn at 18661 PCH.
Scott Czerwonka hangs ten on a wave at Topanga Beach
Surfer Scott Czerwonka hangs ten on a wave at Topanga Beach. Santa Monica is in the background.
Shaka lies on a surfboard at Topanga Beach
Darren Hao ("Shaka") wears trunks and lies on a surfboard at Topanga Beach. He makes a shaka sign.
Aerial view of Topanga Beach tents and umbrellas, 2017
Aerial drone view shows tents and umbrellas leading to the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower.
A woman watches the full moon by her motorcycle
A woman watches the full moon by her motorcycle at night at Topanga Beach.
Graffiti says, "Topanga," on a beach house foundation
Graffiti says, "Topanga," on a ruined concrete wall, the foundation of a demolished Topanga Beach house, near the intersection of Topanga Canyon Blvd. and PCH.
Aerial view of Mastro's Ocean Club, 2017
Aerial view shows cars in the parking lot of Mastro's Ocean Club at 18412 PCH.
A pink Cadillac parks at the Arco gas station at sunset
A 1959 pink Cadillac convertible car parks at the ARCO gas station (18541 PCH) at sunset.
Swimmers wave while treading water at Topanga Beach
Swimmers wave while treading water offshore. Behind them is the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower.
Ginny Haynes leans on the refrigerator at Wylie's bait shop
Ginny Haynes leans on the refrigerator at Wylie's Bait & Tackle at 18757 PCH. Around her are a net, reels, lures, fishing poles, and a beach chair.
A rocket leaves a white trail at sunset at Topanga Beach
A SpaceX rocket carries 10 satellites into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base. It leaves a white trail in the sky at sunset at Topanga Beach.
Wylie's Bait & Tackle has abalone seashells on the ceiling
Wylie's Bait & Tackle (18757 PCH) is full of gear like fishing poles, reels, lures, and a beach chair, and oddities like abalone seashells, coconuts sculpted into monkey's heads, and fish hanging in the air.
A musician lies on green rocks at Topanga Beach
A musician lies near his guitar on tide pools and rocks covered in green, sea lettuce at Topanga Beach. A surfer rides a wave in the background.
Aerial view of Topanga Beach and Las Tunas Beach, 2018
Aerial view of Topanga Beach shows waves, the Topanga Lagoon, Las Tunas Beach houses, and PCH.
Girls write, "Be wild, be free!" on a wall at Topanga Beach
Girls graffiti in chalk, "Be wild, be free!" on a wall at Topanga Beach.
Aerial view of the Topanga Beach point, 2018
Aerial view of Topanga Beach shows surfers at the point.
Boardriders surf shop has a wave mural
Boardriders surf shop has a wave mural by "Stewart" at 18820 PCH.
A TV plays a surf movie at Boardriders surf shop
A TV plays a surf movie, framed photos by Grant Rohloff hang on the wall, and a refrigerator is stocked with beer at Boardriders surf shop at 18820 PCH.
People pretend to surf the wave mural above Boardriders
Two people pretend to surf the wave mural above Boardriders surf shop at 18820 PCH. One holds a dog.
Paul Lovas holds "Topanga Beach Experience" at Boardriders
Paul Lovas holds his book "Topanga Beach Experience: 1960s-70s" at Boardriders surf shop at 18820 PCH. Behind him are surfboards.
View from the lifeguard tower shows rocks at low tide
View from the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower shows an umbrella and rocks at low tide.
Wylie's Bait & Tackle has a yellow sign shaped like a fish, 1/2
Wylie's Bait & Tackle (18757 PCH) has a yellow sign on the roof in the shape of a fish.
Aerial view of Topanga Beach at sunset, 2018, 1/2
Aerial drone view shows Topanga Beach at sunset, and cars driving on PCH, past Boardriders, Cholada Thai Beach Cuisine, and Wylie's Bait & Tackle.
Bamboo grows by waves at Topanga Beach, 3/5
Arundo bamboo and bougainvillea flowers grow by a wave at Topanga Beach.
Aerial view of Topanga Beach at sunset, 2018, 2/2
Aerial drone view shows Las Tunas Beach and Topanga Beach at sunset.
Surfers collide on a wave at Topanga Beach
Surfers collide on a wave at Topanga Beach. One tries to catch the other.
Aerial view of surfers riding waves at Topanga Beach, 2018
Aerial drone view shows surfers riding waves as a set makes lines near the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower.
A cabin is abandoned at the Topanga Ranch Motel
An abandoned cabin has a red door and a dead bush at the Topanga Ranch Motel at 18711 PCH.
Surfers paddle-out for Ronnie Jay at Topanga Beach
Topanga Beach surfers form a paddle-out circle for Ronnie Jay (1952-2018), a former member of the Zephyr Competition Team (or Z-Boys). A lifeguard boat shoots a water cannon.
A Buddha statue stands in front of Oasis Imports
A Buddha statue and outdoor furniture for sale stand along PCH, in front of Oasis Imports at 3931 Topanga Canyon Blvd. A sign in the background says, "Topanga Beach 700 feet."
The Topanga Beach lifeguard tower is on a Tiny Planet
A 360° photo with the Tiny Planet filter shows the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower.
Aerial view of Sunset Mesa and Topanga Canyon Blvd., 2018
Aerial drone view shows Sunset Mesa, Topanga Canyon Blvd., and Topanga Beach through a fish-eye lens.
Hashi Maree painting, "Cholada Thai Beach Cuisine," 2018
Hashi Maree's watercolor painting "Cholada Thai Beach Cuisine" shows the restaurant at 18763 PCH.
Hashi Maree painting, "Wylie's Bait & Tackle," 2018
Hashi Maree's watercolor painting "Wylie's Bait & Tackle" shows the bait shop at 18757 PCH.
Hashi Maree painting, "Reel Inn," 2018
Hashi Maree's watercolor painting "Reel Inn" shows the seafood restaurant at 18661 PCH.
A woman raises a lantern up to the moon at Topanga Beach
A woman raises a lantern up to the full moon on a witchy night at Topanga Beach.
Aerial view shows the entrance to Topanga Canyon, 2018
Aerial view shows Topanga Beach, Oasis Imports, Malibu Feed Bin, ARCO gas station, Sunset Mesa, and the intersection of Topanga Canyon Blvd. and PCH.
Hashi Maree painting, "Topanga Ranch Motel," 2018
Hashi Maree's watercolor painting "Topanga Ranch Motel" shows the abandoned cabins at 18711 PCH.
Surfers ride big waves near the lifeguard tower
Surfers ride big waves near the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower.
Hashi Maree painting, "Las Tunas Beach Groin," 2018
Hashi Maree's watercolor painting "Las Tunas Beach Groin" shows the groin that separates Topanga Beach and Las Tunas Beach.
The Reel Inn's pun, "Baits Motel," alludes to Topanga's motel
The Reel Inn seafood restaurant's neon sign lights up the night at 18661 PCH. A wet-erase blackboard says, "Baits Motel" (Bates Motel), punning on the location of Alfred Hitchcock's horror film "Psycho" (1960), and making a comparison to the…
Rosenthal Wine Bar has crowded tables with umbrellas
A walkway over grass passes crowded tables with umbrellas at Rosenthal Wine Bar at 18741 PCH.
A man holds his surfboard on the Topanga Beach bluff
A man in trunks crouches by his surfboard on the Topanga Beach bluff.
Elizabeth Crompton paddles a surfboard at Topanga Beach
Elizabeth Crompton paddles her surfboard near the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower.
A woman with a guitar sits on a car at Topanga Beach
A woman sits on the trunk of a Mercedes-Benz car, parked on PCH along Topanga Beach. She sticks out her tongue while tuning her guitar.
Full moon shines over a palm tree and century plants
The full moon shines at night over a palm tree and century plants at Topanga Beach.
A man with a skull mask surfs a wave at Topanga Beach
A man with a skull mask surfs a wave on Halloween / Day of the Dead at Topanga Beach.
Surfers graffiti, "No learners at point," at Topanga Beach
Surfers graffiti, "No learners at point," on the Topanga Beach stairs.
A man proposes to a woman on the Topanga Beach bluff
A man kneels to propose to a woman on the Topanga Beach bluff. He has brought a sign that says, "Marry Me," string lights laid out in a heart shape, and a bouquet of roses.
Hashi Maree painting, "Malibu Feed Bin," 2018
Hashi Maree's watercolor painting, "Malibu Feed Bin," documents the road closure by the store at 3931 Topanga Canyon Blvd. related to the 2018 Woolsey Fire.
Aerial view of Topanga Ranch Motel, 2018
Aerial view shows Boardriders surf shop, Cholada Thai Beach Cuisine, Wylie's Bait & Tackle, Rosenthal Wine Bar, Topanga Ranch Motel, and PCH.
A surfer gets air on a wave at Topanga Beach
A surfer gets air on a wave at Topanga Beach. Santa Monica is in the background.
Men sit on the oversized chair at Rosenthal Wine Bar
Men take a group photo in front of Rosenthal Wine Bar at 18741 PCH. They sit on the oversized chair.
View from the window of a VW van shows Topanga Beach
View from the window of a Volkswagen van shows Topanga Beach.
People stand on the Topanga Beach bluff and watch surfers
People stand on the Topanga Beach bluff and watch surfers ride a wave. Century plants and a palm tree are in the foreground.
Surfers paddle-out for Damon Geller at Topanga Beach
Drone shows surfers forming a paddle-out circle for Damon Michael Geller (1970-2018). A lifeguard boat shoots a water cannon. Damon drowned after having a heart attack while surfing at Topanga Beach.
Surf cam: Surfers ride big waves at Topanga Beach, 2019
Swell Magnet's surf cam shows surfers riding big waves near the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower.
A surfer tucks under the lip of a green wall at Topanga Beach
A surfer tucks under the lip of a big wave that looks like a green wall at Topanga Beach.
Kristina McHugh rides a paddleboard at Las Tunas Beach
Kristina McHugh in a bikini rides a standup paddleboarding surfboard at Las Tunas Beach. The former Las Tunas Isle Motel is at left. Boardriders surf shop is at right.
A woman stands by a telephone pole at Topanga Beach
A fish-eye lens shows a woman standing by a telephone pole near the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower.
Longboard Collector Club annual meeting, 2019
Aerial drone view (with a fish-eye lens) shows the annual meet-up of the Vintage Surfboard Collector Club (Longboard Collector Club) at Boardriders at 18820 PCH.
Dan Eldon's Land Rover is parked at Boardriders surf shop
In homage to the British-American photojournalist Dan Eldon (1970-1993), a Land Rover, like the one he drove in Africa, is parked in the lot of The Dan Eldon Center for Creative Activism (aka the Creative Visions Foundation). Boardriders shares the…
Headlights illuminate the abandoned Topanga Ranch Motel
Headlights illuminate the abandoned Topanga Ranch Motel at night at 18711 PCH.
A sign marks the entrance to the Topanga Beach parking lot
A wooden street sign marks the entrance to the Topanga Beach parking lot at 18700 PCH. The sign previously said, "Topanga State Beach," but the word "State" was painted out when Los Angeles County took possession.
Women pose on yoga mats at Boardriders
Women raise their hands while posing on yoga mats at Boardriders at 18820 PCH. Above them is the surfboard conveyor belt.
A wall remains from the ruined Topanga Lagoon bridge
Graffiti says, "Topanga," on a ruined concrete wall from the 1923 Topanga Lagoon bridge.
Yellow flowers grow by the rocks at low tide
Yellow flowers grow by the rocks at low tide. The Topanga Beach lifeguard tower is in the background.
Aerial view of the Topanga and PCH intersection, 2019
Aerial view of Topanga Beach shows the ARCO gas station at the intersection of Topanga Canyon Blvd. and PCH.
Emiko Gerstenfeld sticks out her tongue at Topanga Beach
Emiko Hoshino Gerstenfeld sticks out her tongue while surfing a wave at Topanga Beach.
Rainer Hosch photograph, "Topanga Beach," 2019-05-29
Rainer Hosch's photo from his "Topanga Beach" series shows a man walking on a foggy day by footprints in the sand.
Aerial view of surfers at Topanga Beach, 2019
Aerial view of surfers shows the Topanga Beach lifeguard tower, Sunset Mesa, Mastro's Ocean Club, and Castellammare.
Surfers carry surfboards by the Malibu Feed Bin
Surfers carry surfboards by the Malibu Feed Bin at 3931 Topanga Canyon Blvd.
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